The hibiscus tent is warm at night, and the sound of leaking is not lingering. The cool night is already deep.
It was not yet half of Haishi, and the huge palace was already silent. Except for the palace guards and the imperial guards patrolling the night, it was difficult to find a single person.
In a courtyard of the side hall of Xianfu Palace, the wax torch in the wing was not extinguished, and the dim yellow light left a trail of afterimages in the cold night.
Lin Wanwan sat by the window, leisurely sipping a cup of tea.
There was only one candlestick burning in the whole room, and a pair of starry eyes were rippled under the dim light of the candle. Their colors were gleaming and eye-catching. But in the depths of her eyes, there seemed to be a layer of green frost on the eaves, like jade chips or broken jade, making her look cold and cold.
Sometimes she stared at the tea cup in her hand, and sometimes she looked through the window at the withered branches that were trembling in the wind. It wasn't until the cup of tea was almost gone that she finally put the tea cup down, and then lightly pursed her red lips. Pick, a smile flashed across his face like a dragonfly touching water.
It was quiet all around, except for the sound of wind and snow outside the window, which was getting louder, and occasionally the frost and branches breaking.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, then she sighed quietly.
It seems that tonight is destined to be uneventful.
This noble concubine didn't seem to be embarrassing her, but in fact she didn't let her go either. The moment Concubine Hua invited her to enter the Merlin, she had already figured out the Queen Mother's plan. Because of this, she did not embarrass herself and quietly followed the plan. When this matter reaches the ears of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will definitely think that they have reached some kind of agreement and regard them as the same species. In this way, the Queen Mother will not let her go, and will definitely attack her tonight.
But what puzzled her was that since the noble concubine chose to go with the flow, she also knew that the Queen Mother was going to attack her tonight. Logically speaking, she should be happy to hear it, but why did she say another word to remind herself to beware of the Queen Mother? She wanted to die, but also wanted to live. She was so entangled and repeated. What was her intention?
While she was meditating, the night wind suddenly picked up, and an unclosed diamond window next to her suddenly blew open, and the candle on the lamp holder was stirred by the wind and swayed. Immediately afterwards, a cold wind suddenly invaded the room. In an instant, the wind lamp went out and the surrounding area fell into darkness.
Along with a wisp of green smoke rising from the candlestick, Lin Wanwan's eyes flashed slightly, her body swept away lightly and nimbly, she quickly pulled out a hairpin from her hair and put it directly against the neck of the black figure who jumped into the room. at.
"Ms. Lin, it's me."
The shadow pulled off his mask, and through the dim light outside the window, a handsome face fell into Lin Wanwan's sight.
"Ziyu?" Lin Wanwan frowned slightly and immediately put down the hairpin in her hand.
She glanced at him silently, then walked to the window and closed it, took out the fire stick, lowered her eyes and lit a candlestick, and asked without raising her head: "Did he ask you to come?"
Although her voice was calm, Ziyu could hear a hint of coldness in her tone.
Seeing her such attitude, Ziyu roughly knew some of the reasons. Before coming, Zishu had secretly mentioned to him that the master and Miss Lin had had a dispute at Zhuangzi today, so Miss Lin would probably be a little unwelcome when she saw them.
He sighed in his heart, nodded and said, "Yes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the candle light was lit again, and the room instantly became bright.
Lin Wanwan glanced over and saw the baggage tied on Ziyu's shoulder. She immediately raised her brows and asked with a half-smile: "What does this mean? Before entering the palace, I asked Nuanyan to entrust you with my words. You...didn't tell him?"
"I conveyed the truth to the master without saying a word." Ziyu bowed slightly to her, immediately took off the baggage, spread it on the table, and explained: "Miss Lin, please don't misunderstand. The master did not order the subordinates to come here for To stop you or take you away, the master just asked his subordinates to bring you this night clothes, he said you might be able to use it."
Lin Wanwan stared at the night clothes on the table. Several indescribable emotions surged through her eyes, and her expression looked quite complicated.
Could it be that Su Jin already knows the purpose of entering the palace?
Lin Wanwan couldn't tell what kind of emotion she was feeling in her heart at this moment. She clearly had a lot to say, but she couldn't help but choked it in her throat. In the end, she just said quietly: "Your master is thoughtful." .”
After that, she poured a cup of tea for Ziyu and motioned for him to sit down and talk. When Ziyu saw this, he didn't refuse and sat down calmly.
"It's hard for you. This palace is so big. If there is no one to guide the way, it will be really difficult to find someone. I think you have been looking for me for a long time."
Ziyu shook his head and replied with a smile: "Although there are differences in the palaces of various countries, some palace gardens and palace roads are similar. Although I have never been to the Nanling Palace, I can still distinguish the general direction clearly. It's just that When I sneaked in, I happened to see someone using some dirty tricks in the imperial garden, so I was delayed for some time. Then I happened to see you, so I followed you secretly. Later, after you came back, your subordinates lurked. Stay outside until late at night and show up again.”
In fact, Ziyu really wanted to tell her that if the master hadn't been so distressed and braved the wind and snow to ride the horse back and forth, which caused an old illness and was now unable to use his internal energy, otherwise it would be the master who appeared here at this moment. In order to confirm her safety as soon as possible, the master asked him to sneak into the palace with Zi Shu and Zi Heng to look for her, despite the three people's strong dissuasion. However, he held on to his sick body and took care of everything outside the palace.
Miss Lin knew nothing about this, but Ziyu knew that the fact that his master could make such a decision showed that he no longer cared about his own safety and did not intend to leave any escape route for himself.
He has already regarded Miss Lin as more precious than his own life.
But he had always shouldered these things alone, quietly settling everything for her behind her back, and never letting Miss Lin know anything about it.
He still remembered that he had asked his master why Miss Lin never stopped her whenever she let her temper run wild and put herself in danger, and in the end he had to silently clean up the mess for her.
And to this day, he still remembers every word his master said at that time——
"She has always had an unafraid temperament. She relies on her cleverness and skills as a three-legged cat. She likes to meddle in other people's business and loves to show off. She doesn't know how to restrain herself even if she is trapped in a whirlpool. She is stubborn and strong. She never bowed her head, and the more she tried to stop her, the harder the bone on her spine became. But she still didn't mean what she said, and she always took the easy way out of her mouth. She seemed sharp-tongued and never forgiving, but in fact she had a deep heart. Kind, hard-faced and soft-hearted. With a temperament like hers, someone must protect her. She needs someone to understand her, tolerate her, be willing to understand her thoughts, be willing to put down her body to coax her, and give her some advice. She, after her stubbornness has passed, is not unreasonable, and will listen to the opinions of others. However, she still has to beat when it is time to beat, and she cannot blindly indulge her and let her know the heights of the world; but also I can't openly protect her in front of her and let her fall into self-doubt, so I just need to quietly settle everything for her behind the scenes, and wait until she has had enough trouble, and then give her a good beating."
